Welcome to Keene ...
Keene is located in Albemarle County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Keene is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Keene lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Keene: 540 & 826<3>
The ZIP code for Keene: 22946<4>
Communities Also Named Keene ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keene.
Communities near Keene ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keene.
- Charlottesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlottesville
- From Keene to Charlottesville
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- North Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Garden
- North Garden is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Garden <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Garden
- From Keene to North Garden
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warren
- From Keene to Warren
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodridge
- From Keene to Woodridge
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Antioch
- From Keene to Antioch
- Covesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Covesville
- From Keene to Covesville
- Nicholas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nicholas
- From Keene to Nicholas
- Schuyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Schuyler is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schuyler
- From Keene to Schuyler
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Keene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keene.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keene. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keene.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keene. See our Newspapers Page for Keene.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene ...
Looking for more information about Keene? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Keene, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keene.
Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keene in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Keene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Keene post office opened in 1895.
We also found Keene on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Keene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Keene area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keene). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keene or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |